# Gavin Morgan

Gavin Morgan (born July 9, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played six games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2010, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League. After his playing career Morgan worked as an assistant coach with the University of Alabama-Huntsville for several years.

## Playing career

As a youth, Morgan played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team.
Morgan started his career with the junior hockey team Wexford Raiders in 1992. He graduated from the University of Denver, where he played four seasons with the Denver Pioneers, in 1999.
Morgan made his professional début in the 1999–00 season, when he split his time between the IHL's Utah Grizzlies, Long Beach Ice Dogs and WCHL's Idaho Steelheads, before earning a regular roster spot with Utah in 2000–01.
He went on to play three seasons with Utah before joining the AHL's Hershey Bears in 2003–04. Even though he spent the majority of the season in Hershey, Morgan made his NHL début, with the Dallas Stars, during the season. He got 21 penalty minutes during his six games in the NHL.
In the summer of 2004 Morgan was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens, but was immediately sent to the AHL and the Hamilton Bulldogs. He played one season for the Bulldogs, before moving to Switzerland and Basel. He went back to the AHL, playing for the Peoria Rivermen and the Rockford IceHogs, in between a short spell at Austrian team Vienna Capitals. In 2008, Morgan joined Norwegian team Vålerenga.

## Coaching career

On August 27, 2010, Morgan was named an assistant coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1992–93 | Wexford Raiders | MetJAHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Wexford Raiders | MetJAHL | 49 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Wexford Raiders | MetJAHL | 49 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | University of Denver | WCHA | 28 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | University of Denver | WCHA | 41 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | University of Denver | WCHA | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | University of Denver | WCHA | 40 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Idaho Steelheads | WCHL | 54 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 79 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 76 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 249 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 73 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 76 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 147 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | EHC Basel | NLA | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 73 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 24 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 54 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 47 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 2008–09 | Vålerenga | NOR | 39 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 163 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| 2009–10 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 20 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 47 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 526 | 76 | 150 | 226 | 1158 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |